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BUTTON.

No. 325,430. Patented Sept. 1, 1885.

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ALBERT GALLAIIN MEAD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T MILTON A. KENT, OF SAME PLACE.

BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,430, dated September 1, 1885.

Application filed December 5, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT GALLATIN MEAD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invent-ion relates to buttons, more particularly those secured to the fabric or cloth by metallic fastenings, and provided with an open central bore, which adapts them for use especially with spring-studs, while in the particular button-finish, so called, combined with the central bore, and in the general arrangement and disposition of the several parts with respect to each other, is embodied the subject of my invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specifi cation, Figure 1 represents a completed button embodying my invention, while Fig. 2 shows the same article prior to its attachment to the material. provided with a shank or neck, with the fastening-eyelet in position preparatory to being forced into place. Fig. drepresents the anvilplate, hereinafter described. All the above drawings are very much enlarged to more clearly show the individual parts in detail.

In such drawings, A represents the button in a completed state and attached to the material, and is shown as consisting, essentially, of the several parts adjusted relative to each other as are shown and described in a previous invention filed by myself, and executed on the 28th day of July, 1884.

It will be seen upon reference to the drawings that the button is composed of a slightlydished lower disk, B, centrally perforated at a, and which may be'struck from thin metal of any suitable description.

G represents a circular disk, also provided with a central bore, with the metal at or near the opening I) bent or burred, forming a short frustum of a cone, 0, and when in place this Fig. 3 represents a button (No model.)

disk or anvil-plate rests upon the lower disk, B, with the burred portion downward, while the two openings,a b, form a central bore.

filling, corresponding in shape to the general form of the button, and may be made of any cheap stiff material, such as leather, card or leather board, or analogous substances. The object in inserting this material within the head of the button is to prevent injury to the upper metal cap, E, with which the disk 13 is surmounted, and by means of which said cap is rendered less liable to defacement in case the button receives a blow. This upper metal cap, E, which is of convex shape, inclosing said disks B and O and filling F, said cap E being also iinperforate and provided with a button-finish, I consider a very important part of my invention, and in connection with metal buttons of the class hereinbefore premised has, I believe, never been used-that is, the metal buttons employed in combination with spring-studs have generally been flat disks provided with a central bore, and with the stud, when locked in position, projecting slightly above or even with thesurface of the top of the button. This article does not give entire satisfaction, owing to the finish, and I have therefore in this invention endeavored to overcome the difficulty by providinga button adapted to be employed with spring-studs, and yet, when completed, to present in appearance the shape of a simple, round-top metal button.

Hitherto the construction and arrangement of the various parts forming said button, as an entirety, have prevented the button-finish I employ in the present case. Moreover, the button-finish afforded by the cap E, which surmounts the whole, is not only capable of various artistic external ornamentation, but prevents dirt or other foreign substances from entering the button when actively employed, and also guards the stud from injury-such as a blow from the wrist against an obj ect-which might tend to spread. the stud and prevent disengagement of the latter from the button. The fastening-eyelet is shown at d as an ordinary hollow eyelet, having an internal central bore sufficient to permit the burr or truncated cone 0, formed on the anvil-plate C,to enter therein,

' At F, l have represented an annular ring or and thus the latter spreads and rivets the top of the eyelet down upon the lower disk, 13, of the button, and prevents its withdrawal through the central bore, F, of said button. For this reason I have termed said disk or plate 0 the anvil plate, since it acts like an anvil upon which to rivet or clinch the upper part of the shank of the fastening-eyelet. Furthermore, the rough upset end of the eyelet d, passing between the disk 13 and the plate 0, is completely concealed, and a smooth and nicely-finished surface is given to the interior periphery of the central bore, and no obstruction is offered to the entrance or withdrawal of the stud.

In Fig. 1 I have shown in broken lines the position of a spring-stud when actively employed, to more clearly represent and illustrate the object of my present invention.

In Fig. 3 I have represented the button as constructed with a shank or neck, 6, in order to'raise the button from the material to which it is secured in order that it may be employed as an ordinary metal button, and when so used it is necessary to form a space to allow the button-hole flap of the article to pass over and rest around the shank. On the other hand, when adapted to be used with spring-studs, no shank is used, and the button sets snugly down upon the material in order to bring the line of pull as low down upon the neck of the stud as is compatible with the shape of said stud.

The construction of the button is as follows: Having formed or struck up the various individual parts constituting the button as an entirety, I take the lower disk, B,and adjust the plate 0 thereupon with the burr or truncated conec downward,abovesaid plate place the fillin g F, so called,and finally surmount the whole by the button'shaped cap E, and then unite the disk and cap by some one of the various methods now in use. WVhen the article is completed it is provided with a central bore and ready for immediate application to a glove or other article of wear by simply drivingin the fastening-eyelet.

I clai1n- 1'. In a button provided with a central opening for receiving a spring-stud, the combination of an inclosing-cap, a perforated bottom disk, a second disk above the first, the button being attached as a whole to the fabric independent of said stud, substantially as set forth.

2. A convex imperforate cap inclosing the interior of a button, in combination with a disk to which the lower edges of said cap are attached, and which has a central opening, a second disk within said cap, and provided with a central tubular lip which extends downward into the central opening of the first disk, and an eyelet for attaching the latter to the fabric, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a plate,having a central opening or bore,with a convex cap, E, inclosing and attached to said plate, and provided with a fi1ling,-F, also centrally perforated, substantially for purposes specified.

4. A button constructed with a plate,O,provided with a truncated-cone-shaped opening, I), centrally-perforated lower disk, B, and the integral button-shaped cap E, surmounting the latter and provided with a filling, the whole secured by a fastening-eyelet to the material, whereby a central opening or bore is provided, substantially as and for purposes hereinbefore set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT GALLATIN MEAD.

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H. E. LODGE, A. F. HAYDEN. 

